LIGHT: Full shade, Partial shade
WATER: Keep soil moist, but not soggy.
SIZE: Slow growing; reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide.
| Description | Erect fronds ranging from dark to light green form a strikingly vertical clump for a bold and highly textural statement in a shaded garden. Especially handsome when grouped to frame a garden element or niche in architecture. Use to add height and dimension to a low border or brighten a woodland understory. Deciduous. |
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| Bloom Time | Prized for foliage. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Coral Bells (Heuchera); Lenten Rose (Helleborus); Columbine (Aquilegia); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra) |
| Care Instructions | Prefers moist, enriched, humusy soils; shelter from drying winter winds. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish root system; once established, water as needed to maintain evenly moist soil. Fertilize regularly during growing season. Cut back old fronds after new growth begins in spring. |
| History | Rarely seen in North America and therefore a true collector’s fern, Dryopteris tokyoensis hails from the woodlands of Asia, with a native range from Honshu to Korea. |




